UH earns lead for up to $210M NOAA marine, atmospheric research institute
UH was selected to host NOAA’s Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, which comes with an award of up to $210 million over five years.
Ocean surface slicks create superhighway for diverse fishes
Researchers found these ocean features create a superhighway of nursery habitat for more than 100 species of commercially and ecologically important fishes.
UH researchers play major role in Papahānaumokuākea update
A new PMNM report includes a newly discovered mesophotic species, records of algae and fish, and an invasive species of cryptogenic algae.
Alarming ocean warming trends detected through UH research
Scientists analyzed four prominent ocean temperature datasets over the past 52 years.
Alarm raised as plastics found in ocean fish larvae
A study, conducted by an international team of scientists from NOAA and UH Manoa, shows that many larval fish species from different ocean habitats are ingesting plastics in their preferred nursery habitat.
Critical findings reveal deep-sea coral communities growth rates
New research reveals growth rates of deep-sea coral communities for the first time, and the pattern of colonization by various species.
Monk seal research supported by new UH Foundation fund
Marilyn Dunlap of the Pacific Biosciences Research Center commemorates her late husband's tireless work protecting the endangered species.
UH Sea Level Center expands forecasts with new federal funding
$5 million from NOAA will fund research of vital topics such as sea level rise and coastal flooding.
Modeling vog for Hawaiʻi
UH researchers detail the development and utility of a computer model for the dispersion of volcanic smog or “vog.”
Scientists find abundant corals threatened most by global change
UH Mānoa scientists find that abundant and widely distributed corals at risk during global changes in climate and ocean chemistry.
